Fence wire holder



- Nov. 26, 1957 R. MARK FENCE WIRE HOLDER Filed Dec. 4, 1953 Reg/halo Mar/r INVENTOR.

Attorney;

United States atent O 1 2,814,669 FENCE WIRE HOLDER Reginald Mark, Council Bluffs, Iowa Application December 4, 1953, Serial No. 396,097 2 Claims. (Cl. 174-170) This invention relates to a one-piece electric fence wire holder and more specifically provides a device for sup porting an electrically charged fence wire in insulated relation to a supporting post wherein a hook member is molded into an insulating member thereby preventing short circuiting.

An object of this invention is to provide a fence wire holder for supporting an electric fence wherein the fence wire is easily attached and detached from the wire supporting member and adjusted by reversing the position of the holder.

Another object of this invention is to provide a fence wire stringer having an insulated body portion and means for easily attaching the fence wire thereto and for attaching the stringer to a supporting post.

A further object of this invention is to provide a fence wire stringer having a wire engaging member supported in spaced relation to the supporting post and the attachmg means.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a fence wire stringer which is simple in construction, easy to assemble and disassemble, well adapted for its purposes and inexpensive to manufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wheerin like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the fence wire stringer of this invention mounted upon a metallic post;

Figure 2 is a detail perspective View showing the wire engaging member of this invention;

Figure 3 is a transverse, vertical section taken substantially along section line 33 of Figure 1 showing the detail of construction of the base member and the grooved portion therein for receiving the wire engaging member;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal, vertical section taken substantially along section line 44 of Figure 3 showing the details of construction of the insulating body and the wire engaging member; and

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the fence wire stringer of this invention mounted upon a wooden post.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, it will be seen that the numeral generally indicates the fence wire stringer of this invention for attachment to a vertical post 12 and supporting an electrically charged fence wire 14. The fence wire stringer 10 includes a body member having a base 16 and a separable cap 18 having a longitudinal bore therethrough for receiving an attaching member 20 in the nature of a conventional screw-headed bolt. A U-shaped member 22 is positioned around the opposing flanges of the upright metal post 12 and the screw threaded portion 24 is threaded through the post 12 for urging the base 16 and the cap 18 into contacting relation. The outer face of the base 16 is provided with upstanding concentric flanges 26 and 28 forming a circular groove 30 between the upstanding portions 26 and 28. The outer faces of the concentric flanges 26 and 28 are level and are engaged by the inner surface of the cap member 18. A wire engaging member 32 having a looped portion 34 and a laterally extending spiral portion 36 is supported from said loop member 34 by a shank member 38. The spiral member 36 forms a support for easily 7 attaching the wire 14 thereto by merely coillng the wire through the spiral 36. As will be understood, the loop 34 2,814,669 Patented Nov. 26, 1957 is positioned between the upstanding flanges 26 and 28 in the grooved portion 30 and the cap 18 retains the loop 34 therein and the shank 38 extends out through an opening 40 in the outer flange 26. The base 16 and the cap 18 are constructed of insulating material and the screwthreaded fastening member 20 securely holds the base 16, cap 18 and the wire engaging member 32 in assembled relation wherein the wire engaging member 32 is insulated from the fastener 20 thereby assuring that the electrical charge 14 will not be grounded through the stringer 10 to the post 12. As shown in Figure 5, the stringer 10 may be utilized in connection with a wooden type post 42 wherein the stringer attaching means is in the nature of a conventional nail 44 having a laterally bent end portion 46 thereby clinching the nail 44 to the post 42 in an obvious manner.

It will be understood that the device of this invention may be easily and quickly attached to the vertical post and the electrical wire 14 is quickly and easily attached or detached from the spiral supporting member 36. Obviously, other fastening means may be substituted for this screw bolt 20 as long as the fastening means 20 retains the base 16 and the cap 18 in assembled relation wherein the loop 34 is positioned in spaced relation to the fastening member. The base 16 and cap 18 may be constructed of any well known plastics, ceramics or other insulating material which is easily obtainable and relatively cheap in manufacture and construction.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A fence wire stringer comprising a body of insulating material including a base member and a separate cap, a longitudinal bore through said body, means positioned in said bore for attaching said body to a support and a wire engaging member positioned between said base and cap in spaced relation to said attaching means, said base including a circular raised portion surrounding said attaching means and said wire engaging member including a loop surrounding said raised portion and retained thereon by said cap, said wire engaging member being constructed of conductive material and said raised portion being constructed of insulating material thereby insulating said wire engaging member.

2. A fence wire holder for supporting a wire in insulated relation comprising a base, a separable cap, means extending longitudinally through said base and cap for attaching the holder to a support, an annular groove in the outer end of said base, said groove being formed by concentric raised portions, an opening in the outer raised portion, a wire engaging member having a shank extending through said opening, said shank terminating in a loop, said loop being disposed in said groove between said raised portions thereby positioning said wire engaging member in insulated relation, said cap engaging the outer end of said base thereby retaining said loop in said groove.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 403,727 Berrang May 21, 1889 699,761 Kretzer May 13, 1902 802,015 MacDaniel et al. Oct. 17, 1905 1,474,835 Hogan Nov. 20, 1923 2,452,840 Craig Nov. 2, 1948 

